AMSTERDAM

25-28 SEP 2024

AMSTERDAM

25-28 SEPTEMBER 2024

BRIDGE
TO THE FUTURE

Visit my practice in Amsterdam

Apply to participate in this year’s exchange programme organised by the EADV Office Management Task Force to visit 5 practices alongside the EADV Congress in Amsterdam.

Participants, selected on a first-come, first-served basis, will have the chance to visit selected practices across the city, specialising in phleobology, vascular surgery, plastic surgery, aesthetics and others. This scheme represents a wonderful opportunity to meet multi-disciplinary teams, foster collaboration across geographic boundaries and learn from one another.

Date

Visits will be held on Friday 27 September 2024 from 18:00 to 20:00

Elibigility

Open to active EADV members attending the EADV Congress 2024.

Number of participants

Places are limited and participants can only visit one practice.

The following offices will be running the visits:

Huidmedisch Centrum Paasheuvelweg

Fri 27

18:00

30

Huidmedisch Centrum Osdorp

Fri 27

18:00

15

Centrum Oosterwal Badhoevedorp

Fri 27

18:00

15

Centrum Oosterwal Heemstede

Fri 27

18:00

10

Centrum Oosterwal Alkmaar

Fri 27

18:00

30

Hear from some past years' applicants

“We exchanged opinions about the healthcare system from each other’s countries and talked about different treatment approaches. It was a very pleasant experience and I recommend it.”

Diana-Elena Stanciu

“This was a great opportunity to meet a member of the local dermatology faculty and other visiting dermatologists. It is always interesting to see what our colleagues are doing and how they structure their practice.”

Jill Cargnello

"The exchange of ideas provided valuable insights into the diverse practices and challenges faced in dermatology around the world. Discussions on private practice establishment in Germany highlighted differences from other countries, provoking dialogue and the sharing of experiences.”

Athina Daponte

How to register

Visit can be booked by EADV Members through the EADV Congress Registration Platform.

Please note that no Group Registration is possible.

New registration

While purchasing your ticket to the 2024 EADV Congress, you will be prompted with a list of available practices. Simply select the one you would like to attend and finalise your registration.

Already registered

If you already have a valid ticket to the EADV Congress, you can book your visit in 5 easy steps:

Access the Registration Platform with your EADV Membership credentials (email address + password)
Click on the panel “Individual and Third Party Registration”
Choose the option “Register or book tickets for yourself”
Select the practice you wish to visit from the list provided
Finalise the registration and receive the confirmation email

The EADV office will monitor all registrations and non-compliant registrants will be automatically disregarded. If all criteria are met, applicants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis.

This activity is not part of the scientific programme of the Congress. Please be aware that EADV offers no financial support for this activity and participants must use their own means to reach the offices.

HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL DEFINITION

Important note to Healthcare and Non-Healthcare Professionals

Access to the different areas and sessions of the Congress depends on the status. Please read the description below to ensure you/your delegates comply with the regulations in place.
EADV Members are not designated as Healthcare Professionals by default. Please attribute the correct status (HCP or Non-HCP) during registration.

Definition

A multidisciplinary audience will attend the EADV Congress, and the EADV will assign different classes to healthcare professionals (HCP) and non-Healthcare Professionals (non-HCP) to ensure compliance with these regulations.

Chapter 3 of the Dutch CGR code defines HCPs as follows:
“3.1 In the purpose of this Code of Conduct, the following terms shall bear the following meaning:
healthcare professionals: persons qualified to prescribe or supply prescription-only medicinal products.”

Further explanation is provided in The General information about organising scientific meetings and Frequently Asked Questions from the CGR (Dutch Foundation for the Code for Pharmaceutical Advertising (to be referred to as the general information document from here on out) (20170214 CGR informatie congresorganisaties), where it states (at section 2 a, page 2) that: “In the Netherlands the group of healthcare professionals comprises: physicians, physicians who are being trained to become a specialist (‘artsen in opleiding’), pharmacists, pharmacist’s assistants, obstetricians, dentists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and specialised nurses.”

Dutch Nurses, in Particular

It further clarifies that:
… “Specialised nurses (limited to the lung, diabetes and oncology areas) only have independent prescription authority if they have completed a specific training programme for this purpose. The completion of this training is entered in the BIG register and so can be checked by anyone. This means that all of the other healthcare providers, such as regular nurses, dieticians, dental hygienists or supportive GP practitioners (‘praktijkondersteuners’), are not healthcare professionals and so – just like patients – belong to the ‘general public’. This group will be referred to below as ‘non-healthcare professionals’.”

In terms of specialised nurses, the explanatory notes to the CGR code (20200701 Explanatory Notes CGR per 20200701) provide a specific list to be taken into consideration:

3.1.d Definition of “healthcare professional”
…. pharmacist’s assistants and nurses with the additional BIG registrations:

Specialised nurses (gespecialiseerd verpleegkundigen):

Diabetes nurses
Pulmonary care nurses
Oncology nurses

Specialised nurses may only be considered as healthcare professionals if their BIG registration states that they have prescription authority. ….
Nurse specialists (NS) (verpleegkundig specialisten):

NS providing general healthcare
NS providing mental healthcare“

Residents

Lastly, the explanatory notes state (at page 3) that:
“Physicians in training to become a specialist (artsen in opleiding) are also considered as healthcare professionals within the meaning of the Code of Conduct. Medical students are not considered healthcare professional (see Newsletter 2006/4).”

Other Categories

The general information document (sections 2d and e, page 3) goes on to clarify that industry employees and specialised journalists can be exposed to promotional content. Yet patients, patient representatives, and regular press or specialised journalists who target the general public will still be considered non-HCPs and should not be exposed to promotional content.
STUDENTS are NOT considered as Healthcare Professionals under the current guidelines and will be automatically classified as NON-HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.

Industry sessions

Satellite Symposia and Industry Hub Sessions presenting data on the development, research, or other issues related to prescription medicine is restricted to Healthcare Professionals and Industry Participants as indicated by the Industry Session Organizer. All promotional materials and marketing aids related to these industry sessions should be strictly limited to HCPs. Industry Session organisers can limit participation to certain representative groups independently from the EADV recommendations if deemed imperative to achieving the session’s intended purpose. The organising company reserves the right to refuse single categories, particularly if they are not adequately related to the session’s objective and purpose.

The industry session organiser is responsible for compliance with the session.